TMZ had a little chit chat with Michael Bay about the new Transformers movie that he's just announced will include Mark Wahlberg in a leading role. Mr. Bay also lets us know a couple of small tidbits about the move taking place 4 years after the Dark of the Moon events and that the film will be released on July 4, 2014 as opposed to the previously reported date of June 27th, 2014. Bay also talks Shia Lebouf's unhappy departure from the last film. Discounting the actors comments as a response to how hard it is to do the job and that he thinks he's a great guy. Watch the whole TMZ clip now.

I wished it took place further in the future than 4 years. It would have been cool if they gave us Power Masters, Target Masters and Head Masters. Only a four year difference doesn't, in my opinion, leave that possibility open, as far as the movie series timeline setting. I bet Bumblebee will st... read more

Loopaza Mega Store has posted a pair of scans from Figure Oh (Figure King) magazine showing off the upcoming TakaraTomy 10th Anniversary rerelease of ROTF Leader class Optimus Prime! Prime sports a lot of weapons, including his arm blades and infamous "facehooks." And, the mold has been upgraded with new features like articulated fingers! Keep reading to see the images.

Deadline Hollywood has dropped a new post letting us know that even before Transformers 5: The Last Knight is in the can. The Transformers 6 Bumblebee spinoff is moving ahead with plans as the scirpt is reported to be complete, the search for a movie director begins.
With Transformers films having been handled exclusively by blockbuster titan, Michael Bay. Meeting expectations of the past, while hopefully lifting the franchise out of the Bayhem are high.
The Bumblebee script penned by writers room member, Christina Hodson, appears to aim the 6th installment at the lady fans of franchise.

Prime1Studio has posted images of the latest in their line of super high-quality movie Transformer statues: Ratchet! Limited to 750 pieces at $1200 each, this 26" statue is a really nice rendition of the Autobot medic. Keep reading to see!

Tonight we have some very good looks at the 10th anniversary lineup TakaraTomy is putting together for the Transformers movie series, heading to retail in early 2017. Celebrating the entire franchise rather than just the first movie, there's a wide assortment of characters represented, many with upgraded decos, and at least two with new accessories as well. Along with this stock photo batch via Hobbybase on Facebook, we have large, clear images of Leo Prime, the Lio Convoy based redeco of Alpha Trion in the Legends series. Click through to check it all out!

2017 marks ten years since the release of the first Transformers movie, and to celebrate how old we all now feel from hearing that, site sponsor TFSource has posted preorders with "DO NOT COPY" catalog photos of TakaraTomy's 10th Anniversary series! Eleven movie figures will be reissues between February and March of next year, with the usual Takara level of extra paint expected. There are also articulated rider mini-figures of Optimus Prime and Bumblebee included with Grimlock and Strafe! Keep reading to see the full listings with each figure's original release.